SOUTH CAROLINA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC.
Thirty Seventh Annual Summer Workshop
Friday and Saturday, July 11 - 12, 2008
South Carolina Archives and History Center

PLEASE CHECK IN SPACE PROVIDED FOR EACH SESSION ATTENDING
Friday, July 11, 2008
10:00 - until      Registration - Vendor Setup
11:00 -1 2:00   
_____    Search Room Hands-On Tour - Steve Tuttle - Meet in Archives Search Room
12:30 - 1:30 - Lunch On Your Own

1:30 - 2:30 General Session -  Little Known Facts About the Census - Shirley Gage Hodges

2:45-3:45 - Indicate Choice:
____ Sumter Cheraw Indians - Chief Ralph Justice Oxendine
____ Understanding Old Plats - Charles Andrews

4:00-5:00  Indicate Choice:
____ Wither Thou Goest: Tracing our Female Ancestors - Shirley G. Hodges
____ The Lost Years: NC Records for African American Research Between Emancipation & the 1870 Census - John H. Smith
____ Googling and Genealogy - Greg Matthews
____ DNA Testing, Why Is It Important - Bennett Greenspan

7:00-8:00    _____Speaker's Reception The Courtyard by Marriott (Please indicate if you will attend)

Saturday, July 12, 2008
8:30-9:30 Registration - Coffee and doughnuts - Displays open
9:30-9:45 Opening Session - Welcome - Announcements - Dr Constance T. McNeill, SCGS President, Dr. Roger Stroup
9:45-10:45 General Session - Immigration: The Journey to America - Shirley G. Hodges
11:15 - 12:15  Indicate Choice:
____ What's New for South Carolinians in the Southern Historical Collection at UNC Chapel Hill - John H. Smith
____ Beginning Genealogy - Scott Wilds
____ Yes You Can Find Your African American Ancestors Before 1870 - Harris Bailey

12:15 - 2:00 Lunch - Displays Open - SCGS Board Meeting - BOARD MEMBERS LINE UP AT BEGINNING OF THE LUNCH LINE

2:00 - 3:00 Indicate Choice:
____ Newspapers: A Pot of Gold - Shirley G. Hodges
____ Celtic & Irish Influences on the SC Upstate
____ How Do I Use the Results of DNA Testing - Bennett Greenspan
____ Intermediate Genealogy - Scott Wilds
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Pre-registration - SEND ENTIRE PAGE WITH YOUR CHECK BEFORE JUNE 30, 2008

Name ________________________________________________________________________________________

Address____________________________________ City _____________________ State ________ Zip _______

SCGS Member # _______ Member of which SCGS Chapter ______________________ Non-Member ______
Pre-registration Fees:  SCGS Member $25.00 Non-Member $30.00 Catered Lunch $10.50 Registration at the door will be an additional $5.00.

Amount Enclosed _________ Remit to: SCGS 2008 Summer Workshop, PO Box 636, Williamston, SC 29697; e-mail cduncan1583@charter.net for additional information.
Conference Hotel: Courtyard by Marriott, Columbia, NE, 111 Gateway Blvd., Columbia.  Phone- 803-736-3699.
Please reserve your room by June 18, 2008.  Mention South Carolina Genealogical Society